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Push Rod Tubes

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Noticed yesterday that ive got a leak coming from one of my push rod tubes on my 2.0ltr Aircooled, just wondering if i need to buy the adjustable push rods or can i just replace the seals on my existing ones...

Do you only have to remove the heads on a type 1 engine and not a type 4???

If i do need adjustable ones where can you get them from and how much are they???

Hopefully its just a case of new GSF seals ;)

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You can replace the seals on yours without taking the head off. The adjustable ones wont fit. If you do a search on here you,ll see that theres loads of advice been posted.

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Yep, on yours you just remove rocker assemblies and tubes can be pulled out through cylinder head. They should have kept that design on ALL of them...
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Cheers Guys thats great, i'll pop to gsf on the way home tomorrow and change the lot of them :)

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I've just replaced mine for the second time, as a couple continued to leak. This time I used a little heat proof sealant around the seals. So far it looks clean as a whistle underneath.

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ive got some of that blue seal (gasket paste) stuff its supposed to benone porus (thats def not spelt right :wink: ) and doesnt go off.

Is that worth putting around each seal to keep it water tight, so to speak???

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holeydub on 4wheels wrote:ive got some of that blue seal (gasket paste) stuff its supposed to benone porus (thats def not spelt right :wink: ) and doesnt go off.

Is that worth putting around each seal to keep it water tight, so to speak???

To be honest I wouldn't have a clue. But I don't see why not.

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